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MONROVIA – The Judiciary under the watch of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has come under the spotlight for lacking independence while judges stand accused of soliciting bribes to try cases or even grant bails – according to the U.S. State Department 2020 Human Rights Report.
The report which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, cites arbitrary killings, detention and judicial lapses.
On the judiciary, the report states: “The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, but judges and magistrates were subject to influence and engaged in corruption. Judges sometimes solicited bribes to try cases, grant bail to detainees, award damages in civil cases, or acquit defendants in criminal cases. Defense attorneys and prosecutors sometimes suggested defendants pay bribes to secure favorable decisions from judges, prosecutors, and jurors, or to have court staff place cases on the docket for trial.”
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Your honors, the Chief Justice & Associate Justices of the Honorable, the Supreme Court of Liberia Mr. Speaker and members of the House of Representatives Mr. President Pro Tempore and Members of the Senate Former Chief Justices and Associate Justices Hon. Minister of Justice and dean of the Supreme Court Bar The Doyen and Members of the Diplomatic Corps Madam President and Members of the National Association of the Trial Judges Mr. Vice President and Members of the Liberian National Bar Association Mr. President and Members of the Association of Female Lawyers Mr. President and Members of the Prosecution Association of Liberia
Chief Justice Francis Korkpor
Chief Justice Francis Korkpor, after coming under heavy public criticism for his role in the impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, appears now to be in a fight-back stage being so concerned now about his private life, even as his expected retirement takes effect in 2022.
Chief Justice Korkpor and the entire justice system are under pressure in recent days. With a U.S. government report having implicated the Judiciary of taking bribes and subsequent freezing of Senator Varney Sherman’s assets, the impeachment of Ja’neh and the case involving Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai have also compounded the criticisms that demean the functions of the Judiciary.